New Allegations: Second Woman Claims Al Franken Grabbed Her Butt During a Fair, Franken ‘Feels Badly’

Another woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Minnesota Democrat Sen. Al Franken.

Lindsay Menz, a 33-year-old woman now living in Texas, approached CNN to accuse the Democrat of grabbing her buttocks at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010, two years after he was elected to the Senate.

The news comes only days after Leeann Tweeden, a radio news anchor in California, accused Franken of forcibly kissing and groping her in 2006.

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According to Menz, Franken acted inappropriately when the two posed for a picture.

In the summer of 2010, her father’s small business had sponsored a local radio booth at the annual Minnesota State Fair, and Menz spent the day with her husband and father meeting numerous local politicians and celebrities. She took photos with many of them.

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Menz and her husband immediately recognized Franken when he came to their booth. The couple held a friendly exchange with the senator before snapping a photo with him.

As the two posed for a photo, Franken “pulled me in really close, like awkward close, and as my husband took the picture, he put his hand full-fledged on my rear. It was wrapped tightly around my butt cheek,” Menz said.

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“It wasn’t around my waist. It wasn’t around my hip or side. It was definitely on my butt,” she continued, remembering that the grabbing lasted between three and four seconds. “I was like, oh my God, what’s happening.”

While he did not see what took place behind her, Menz’s husband, Jeremy Menz, recounted what he saw as he took the photograph.

“He reached around her and kind of pulled her into him,” he said. “He pulled her in and pushed his head against her head. It was over pretty quick.”

After the photo was taken, Menz quickly walked away from Franken. She reconnected with her husband and said, “He totally grabbed my butt.”

Franken, who has positioned himself as a stalwart legislator of female issues in the Senate, responded to the accusations in a statement to CNN, saying he does not remember the incident, but feels “badly” that Menz felt disrespected.

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“I take thousands of photos at the state fair surrounded by hundreds of people, and I certainly don’t remember taking this picture,” the Minnesota Democrat said. “I feel badly that Ms. Menz came away from our interaction feeling disrespected.”

“I felt gross. It’d be like being walking through the mall and some random person grabbing your butt,” she recounted. “You just feel gross. Like ew, I want to wash that off of me.”

While neither saw Franken’s hand grab her butt, Menz’s husband and father both confirmed that she told them what happened immediately following the incident.

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“I was upset. I wasn’t happy about it in the least,” Jeremy Menz stated. “He was already gone and I wasn’t going to confront him. But yeah — I was in shock, really.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called for a Senate ethics committee investigation — something Franken has welcomed — following sexual misconduct accusations made by Tweeden. It’s not immediately clear what affect the latest news will have.

Menz did mention something quite ironic that happened following her embarassing photo with the senator.

Immediately afterward, Menz posed for another photo with a lawmaker — former Minnesota Rep. John Kline.

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As the two were preparing to pose for the photograph, the now-retired Republican asked her something: should they mutually put their arms around each other?

When reached by CNN for a comment, Kline did confirm that, as a matter of practice, he asks this question all the time when posing for photographs.